George Connell (mayor)

George H. Connell (1871-22 October 1955) was Mayor of Philadelphia (R) from 1939 to 1940, succeeding Samuel Davis Wilson and preceding Robert Eneas Lamberton.

Biography
George H. Connell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1871, and he became President of the City Council before becoming acting mayor in 1939 on the death of Samuel Davis Wilson. He served for a year, and he died in 1955.